luxury 60 years ago，and things their parents did not even know how to attempt 30 years ago.

【语篇解读】本文简要介绍了中华人民共和国60周年国庆的庆祝活动以及60年来中国的巨变。

16．Of the following achievements，which one is NOT listed in Paragraph 1?

A．Politics. B．Economy. C．Education. D．Society.

答案　C　[细节理解题。由文章第一段可以推知我们国家在过去的30多年中，政治、经济和社会地位方面已经取得了很大的成功。只有C项"教育"文中并未提及。故答案为C。]

17．Which of the following led the parade according to Paragraph 4?

A．The People's Liberation Army.

B．The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force.

C．The People's Police Force and the People's Army.

D．The People's Armed Police Force.

答案　B　[细节理解题。由文章第四段首句可知B项是符合题意的。故答案

为B。]

18．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．The civilian parade is after the military parade.

B．There are 60 floats representing everything from the country's geographic areas.

C．Everyday life in China is a parade on a grand scale.

D．The parade on Oct.1 showed some of China's latest achievements in automotive

modernization，such as tanks and other vehicles.

答案　D　[推理判断题。D项由文章第四段中"...showed some of China's latest achievements in defense modernization."可知仪式上展示的是我国国防现代化方面的最新成果，而D项中automotive modernization与文意表述不符，故说法错误。]

19．What's the subject discussed in the text?

A．The celebration of 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.

B．The grand parade in the ceremony.

C．The defense modernization in China.

D．The economic development during recent years.

答案　A　[主旨大意题。由文章题目再结合文章大意可知A项是最具概括性的表述，体现了文章主旨。B项和C项均为仪式的表现形式，而非主旨；D项文章中未提及。故答案为A。]

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